Projects Team Manager

European Distribution System Operators

Start date
September 2025

About the Organisation

European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) promote and enable customer empowerment and the increase in the use of clean energy sources through electrification, the development of smart and digital grid technologies in real-life situations, new market designs, and regulation. E.DSO gathers 35 leading electricity distribution system operators (DSOs), including 2 national associations, cooperating to ensure the reliability of Europe’s electricity supply for consumers and enabling their active participation in our energy system. How? By shaping smarter grids for your future.

E.DSO and its members are committed to taking on the huge challenges associated with realizing the Energy Union, built on the EU’s ambitious energy, climate, security of supply, jobs, and growth objectives. This involves ensuring the reliability and security of Europe’s electricity supply to consumers while enabling them to take a more active part in our energy system. E.DSO focuses on guiding EU research, demonstration, and innovation (RD&I), policy, and Member State regulation to support smart grid development for a sustainable energy system.

About the role

European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), the Brussels-based association of leading electricity distribution system operators (DSOs), is looking for a new Projects Team Manager. Leading a project team carrying out European-funded projects (Horizon, Interreg, etc.) in line with the ambition of our DSO members: ensuring the robustness of distribution grids, promoting consumer empowerment, and stimulating electrification and the uptake of clean energy sources, all while researching new and improved approaches to the working of electricity distribution grids.

In this role, you will have the chance to manage a team carrying out an assortment of EU-funded projects and apply for new project opportunities, while at the same time actively working directly on a number of projects’ activities.

Responsibilities

Projects Team Manager Lead:

• Coordinate the EU projects team
• Ensuring that activities undertaken by E.DSO in the projects in which it is a member of the consortium are on track
• Managing project assignments and workload allocation in the project team, forecasting as appropriate
• Contributing to the overall budgeting of the project contributions to E.DSO’s annual budget
• Ensuring appropriate coordination between projects
• Working with a senior staff member on proposals and their coordination, setting topical priorities for the project team, oand btaining appropriate input from relevant E.DSO committees
• Coordinating with the project team members who have committee management responsibilities to ensure effective input or knowledge sharing to/from committees where relevant
• Keeping the Secretary General updated and bringing salient issues to his attention/decision
• Liaising with the Governance & Administration Director appropriately on administrative and financial matters
• Serving as the primary point of contact/interlocutor with E.DSO’s consultant that carries out certain administrative and financial tasks as per an annual contract and provides some advice and training for E.DSO’s project management, ensuring a smooth coordination with E.DSO’s accountant and the consultant.

Projects Team Manager Responsible:

• Performing research tasks on regulatory and technical topics related to assigned projects; drafting reports; actively contributing and/or coordinating project meetings and activities
• Disseminating project results through the organisation of webinars, drafting of articles and publications, and contribution to conferences and events
• Engaging with key stakeholders in the energy industry and policymakers, contributing to communication activities
• Carrying out technical and financial project management tasks on assigned projects.

Other:

• The Projects Team Manager may be assigned to assist one task force from the Technology & Knowledge Sharing Committee, depending on need and interest.

Skills, Competencies & Experience

Required Skills and Experience:

• Previous working experience with EU-funded projects, particularly Horizon Europe, is essential; experience in other programmes such as Interreg, Digital Europe, LIFE, etc., is a plus
• Relevant experience in the electricity sector, with grids sector experience particularly advantageous
• Proven interest and understanding of topics related to the energy transition, including digitalisation, electrification, and customer empowerment
• Team management experience is strongly advantageous
• Strong team spirit and ability to work in an international environment
• Proactive, organised, and capable of taking initiative as part of a small team where every member is essential
• Great communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English.

Required Qualifications

• Relevant master’s degree (engineering, energy policy or law, project management; an appropriate bachelor’s degree with sufficient experience can also be suitable)

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Group insurances 
• Pension plan 
• Supplemental health insurance and other benefits
• Support for professional development with opportunities for training and growth
• Structural telework options to support a flexible work-life balance
• Multicultural environment among colleagues with diverse professional backgrounds.

Working locations

• Remotely working in Brussels, Belgium

How to apply

• To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter in English to [email protected] with the subject heading "PTM Application – [Your Name, Surname]".

Interviews

• This will be a rolling application process, so candidates will be selected and interviewed as applications arrive.

Policies

E.DSO is an equal-opportunity and family-friendly employer. We encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates.

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